This story is from September 14, 2006

J-K government pushing for tourism revival

CM Ghulam Nabi Azad stressed on creating new infrastructure facilities at popular tourist destinations.
J-K government pushing for tourism revival
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government is giving a big push to revive tourism, a lucrative sector badly hit by terror attacks in Srinagar on holiday makers in July, official sources said on Thursday.
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who reviewed the functioning of tourism development authorities here on Wednesday evening, stressed on creating new infrastructure facilities at popular tourist destinations and upgrading the existing ones.
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The government is holding a snow festival at popular tourist resort of Gulmarg this winter. Kongdoori, near Gulmarg, is being developed as an international ski destination with a Central aid of Rs 6.45 crore, they said.
Azad said efforts should be made to improve environment, ecology and overall ambience at picturesque spots to attract large number of tourists.
He emphasised on time-bound completion of basic amenities for tourists at Gulmarg. The government also plans to redevelop 18-hole golf course at Gulmarg.
However, of the 50 villages identified for developing as tourist spots in the state, work has started on only five, the sources pointed out.
A brain-child of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the tourist villages are being constructed at Drung, Gagangir, Pahalgam, Surinsar and Jhiri, they said.
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